Category: So Asia

Russian Oil Docks in Sri Lanka After Long Wait

Despite US and Western sanctions, Sri Lanka is also trying to arrange crude, coal, diesel and…

Khan Waves Pakistan Flag to Symbolize ‘Freedom March’ (Video)

Unrest continued in major cities of Pakistan throughout the day as former Premier Imran Khan…

Phuddoo Khata

WHATSAPP Shared: The phrase “Phuddoo Khata” refers to lawlessness, chaos, embezzlement, misappropriations and specially compromising…

‘Don’t Feel Guilty’ and the ‘Quit’ Narrative Over Rising Inflation

“Don’t Feel Guilty”, India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh told a gathering of BJP workers in…

Massive Surge in Imports and Consumption ‘Accelerate’ Pak Economy Growth Rate to 6Pct

Pakistan’s economic growth rate accelerated to 6% during the last year of PTI-led govt. –…

Why is the US Getting Closer to Bangladesh?

President Biden stated earlier this year that he believed the Dhaka-Washington relationship would endure for…

Sri Lanka is the First Domino to Fall in the Face of a Global Debt Crisis

The South Asian country is the first to buckle under economic pressures compounded by geopolitics,…

Ram Manikkalingam on the situation in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s ruling family in fight for survival as crisis worsens: His beloved villa has…

Modi Travels to Berlin Amid India’s Neutral Position on Ukraine

From FOREIGN POLICY MORNING BRIEF: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks today on a three-country…

Tera Jana: Khan’s Ouster (Video)

IRSHAD SALIM – Charlie and Snoopy discuss Imran Khan’s ouster ‘melancholy’ among his supporters, loyalists,…

Pakistan’s Historic Court Ruling: ‘Rome Has Spoken, the Case Is Finished!’

By Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury in Dhaka Courier: Pakistan’s impossibly debonair and incredibly urbane cricketing star…

Ethno-Populist Policies and Sri Lanka’s Economic Meltdown

By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram: Once deemed a basic human needs success story,…